emilations
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- First Name
- Emile
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- Jun 15, 2019
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- Montreal
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- Civic Hatchback LX 2019
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I test drove a family member Civic hatchback 2017 lx (Canadian model) and I was shocked on how well the suspension socked up all the road imperfections. The suspension felt like it came out from a luxury car. The suspension felt very soft yet composed. I say composed because never that I had felt that the suspension needed firmer springs/shocks for me to gain more control on the car.
Then I tested out a Civic EX sedan 2019 and was surprised that it did not have the same driving characteristic. The ride on the sedan was firm and harsh over hard bumps unlike the hatch and most importantly not composed.
I was surprised at this because I would of have had thought that the sedan would soak up bumps easier since the OEM setup is softer than that of the hatch. I have read almost all posts in this forum and had discovered that indeed the hatch had stiffer suspension. But I had felt that the opposite is true.
The sedan I drove had the 2.0 engine which is lighter than the 1.5t hatch resulting in lower mass in the front and less force on the springs. Both the hatch and sedan models had 32psi all around with the 16in OEM tires
Did anyone of you every felt that the hatch is more comfortable over bumps?
Then I tested out a Civic EX sedan 2019 and was surprised that it did not have the same driving characteristic. The ride on the sedan was firm and harsh over hard bumps unlike the hatch and most importantly not composed.
I was surprised at this because I would of have had thought that the sedan would soak up bumps easier since the OEM setup is softer than that of the hatch. I have read almost all posts in this forum and had discovered that indeed the hatch had stiffer suspension. But I had felt that the opposite is true.
The sedan I drove had the 2.0 engine which is lighter than the 1.5t hatch resulting in lower mass in the front and less force on the springs. Both the hatch and sedan models had 32psi all around with the 16in OEM tires
Did anyone of you every felt that the hatch is more comfortable over bumps?
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